Best Actor in a Supporting Role

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NOMINEES

Best Actress in a Supporting Role

WINNER

Ghost: Whoopi GoldbergOver the weekend of February 2nd, 2002, the Oscar statuette "disappeared" from a sealed shipping container. Goldberg, via the Academy, had sent it back to the manufacturer of the statuettes, R.S. Owens Co. of Chicago, for cleaning and replating. Allegedly the statuette was found in a trash bin at Ontario, Calif., airport on Tuesday, 5 February. "Oscar will never leave my house again", Goldberg commented in a statement.

Special Achievement Award

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Honorary Award

WINNERS

Sophia LorenFor a career rich with memorable performances that has added permanent luster to our art form.

Myrna LoyIn recognition of her extraordinary qualities both on screen and off, with appreciation for a lifetime's worth of indelible performances. (Oscar statuette) - Myrna Loy was not present at the awards ceremony. She gave her acceptance speech live via satellite from her Manhattan appartment.

Medal of Commendation

WINNER

Roderick T. Ryan, Geoffrey WilliamsonIn appreciation for outstanding service and dedication in upholding the high standards of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.

Technical Achievement Award

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Iain Neil, Takuo Miyagishima (Panavision, Inc.)For the optical design (Neil), the mechanical design (Miyagishima) and for the concept and development (Panavision) of the Primo Series of spherical prime lenses for 35mm cinematography.

Manfred G. Michelson (Technical Film Systems, Inc.)For the design and development of the first sprocket-driven film transport systemfor color print film processors which permits transport speeds in excess of 600 feet per minute.

John W. Lang (Bell and Howell Company), Walter Hrastnik (Bell and Howell Company), Charles J. Watson (Bell and Howell Company)For the development and manufacture of a modular continuous contact motion picture film printer.

Jim Graves (J and G Enterprises)For the development of the Cool Suit System, consisting of heat-transferring undergarments.

Bengt O. Orhall (AB Film-Teknik), Kenneth Lund (AB Film-Teknik), Bjorn Selin (AB Film-Teknik), Kjell Högberg (AB Film-Teknik)For the development and manufacture of the Mark IV film subtitling processor, which has increased the speed, simplified the operation, and improved the quality of subtitling.

Richard Mula (HydroImage, Inc.), Pete Romano (HydroImage, Inc.)For the development of the SeaPar 1200 watt HMI underwater lamp which provides a safe, portable HMI light fixture to be used on either wet or dry sets.

Dedo Weigert (Dedo Weigert Film GmbH)For the development of the Dedolight, a miniature low-voltage tungsten-halogen lighting fixture capable of being hidden in practical locations.

Fred Kolb Jr., Paul PreoFor the concept and development of a 35mm projection test film by which projection parameters may be evaluated.

Peter Baldwin, Paul Kiankhooy (Lightmaker Co.)For the design (Baldwin) and for the development of the Lightmaker AC/DC HMI ballast.

(All-Union Cinema, Photo Research Institute (NIKFI))For continuously improving and providing 3-D presentation to Soviet motion picture audiences for the last 25 years.

Gordon E. Sawyer Award

WINNER

Stefan Kudelski

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